Case for stamps in roll form



Feb. 15, 1927. 1,617,191

E. M. BOLTON CASE on STAMPS IN ROLL FORM Filed Oct. 14, 1925 'III'IIIAIIIII 'I'IIIIII" 1''.

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Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

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EDITH MARY BOLTON, OF GERRARDS CROSS, ENGLAND.

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Application filed. October 14, 192-5, Serial No. 62,367, and in Great Britain June 22, 1925.

y This invention relates to cases for postage stamps such as may be used by themselves or be attached to pen or pencil cases or the caps of same; and has for its object the construction of such cases in a way to secure easier access to the stamps and another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the stamps may be rolled in or out of the case in a positive manner.

In carrying this invention into effect I construct a cylindrical casing within which a roll of stamps may be held and having a longitudinal slit in its periphery through whch the end of the roll of s amps may protrude.

I form two small discs or collars to move freely within the said casing and so adjusted that'they hold a roll of stamps between their faces and exert a required amount of endwise pressure on the roll and I so'arrange the discs or collars that one or both of them may be positively rotated from the outside of the casing for the purpose of extruding or withdrawing the stamps.

My invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the attached sheet of drawings wherein Fig. 1 shows in longitudinal section a stamp case made according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of same.

Fig. 3 shows in longitudinal section a modification of my invention.

Fig. 4 shows in detail a disc stem and Fig. 5 a form of cap used for rotating the discs.

Figs. 6 and 7 show still further modifications of my invention.

Referring now to Fig. 1, I make a stamp case C which may be self contained and independent or may form part of a pen or pencil casing A, or of the cap for such pen or pencil.

I form discs (Z and d which are adapted to fit accurately within this stamp casing and to turn freely therein. The disc 6! has a hollow stein S attached to it. The said discs are connected together by a stem S which is preferably hollow and fixed rigidly to the disc (Z and is free to move longitudinally within the hollow stein S of disc d. The end of the stem S which enters the disc d has notches "n. Fig. 4, in its end portion. A plug 7) Figs. 1 and 5, fits into the hollow stem of disc (Z and carries at its inner end a flat projection 79 which is adapted to take into the notches a in the stem S. The periphery of the hollow stem S is pierced by a longitudinal slot t of suiiicient width for a stamp to pass through it.

The disc cl and the plug 7) are both carried in the cap M of the stamp case C. A spring 7 in the bottom of the case exerts a pressure tending to move the two discs towards one another so that they may grip the roll of stamps endwise. I cover the faces of the discs which are opposed one to the other with plush or felt or rubber or any such soft material as shown at d such as shall prevent the springing outwards or the undue radial movement. of the individual coils in the roll of stamps.

The stamp case C is provided with a longitudinal' slot C of suificient width to allow' easy movement through it of stamps contamed 1n the case, see Fig. 2, the faces of the slot being made approximately tangential to the case as shown at f and f.

The operation of my invention is as follows: I I

A strip of stamps is coiled round the stem S the inner end of the strip having been inserted in the slot 25. The disc (Z is then fitted on to the stem and the coil and discs are secured in the case by means of the screw cap M. The end p of the plug 79 then forms the extremity of the stamp case and by turning this plug the two discs with the stem uniting them and the coil of stamps which they embrace may he revolved. The stamps have sulficient stiffness and tendency to unwind to secure that the end of the coil shall pass automatically through the slot C in the pen case when the discs are revolved. Thus the stamps may he extruded from the casing and withdrawn into the casing at will by turning the end of the plug 29.

In one alternative method of construction shown in Fig. 3, I carry the hollow stem S of the disc (Z through the cap M and I carry the slot 5 of the stem S right to the end thereof-and I then insert through the hollow stem S of the disc (Z a small pin a which passes into the end of the said slot in the stem S and so prevents relative movement of the stem S and the disc 03.

I sometimes make the stem S solid as shown in Fig. 3, and in this case I carry the slot i right through the thickness of the stem from side to side. I

I sometimes form a chamber G in the casing, see Fig. 6, which is of smaller diameter than that part of the casing in which the nun;

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discs revolve shown at 0 c". In this case the outer periphery of the discs is larger than the outer periphery of the roll of stamps and this hasthe advantage of preventing the edge of a coil of stamps from getting between the discs and the wall of the casing.

I may sometimes dispense with the central stem S and in this case I construct the disc (Z with a narrow bearing surface 2' on its underside which reduces the friction and secures that the lower disc (Z shall be rotated accurately through the medium of the roll of stamps and disc d notwithstanding that the absence of the stem S removes the means for positive drive between the two discs, see Fig. 6.

In a still further modification oi my invention which is illustrated in Fig. 7, I con struct my hollow stem S in the form 01' a hollow cylinder which is integral with or rigidly fixed to the pen or pencil casing A or the cap for use with same as the case may be and I place the discs cl, d on this stem in such a manner that they may it with sutficient friction to prevent their turning on the stem but may yet move longitudinally if desired under the influence of a spring 1- carried in a cap 219 or by the pressure of a screw 79' or other suitable means such that they may exercise endwise pressure on the roll of stamps.

lVith this arrangement of my invention I form the slot C through which the stamps pass as above described in the periphery of a sleeve or hollow cylinder C and this cylinder I lit upon the casing A in such a way that it may revolve concentrically about the hollow stem or cylinder S. Thus the slot carrying member revolves relatively to the central hollow stem and the discs as in the previously described arrangements, and by this relative movement the stamps are extruded or withdrawn through the slot.

It will be obvious that my invention as herein described may be applied in a variety of Ways and I do not bind myself to the details herein indicated.

lVhat I claim is l. A device of the character described, coml rising in combination, a tubular casing having a longitudinally extending slot in its wall, a pair of disks mounted for rotation in said casing and adapted to carry a roll of stamps between them, means for exerting endwise pressure on one of said disks thereby to create friction between said roll of stamps and said disks, and means for causing relative rotation between said disks and casing thereby to eject the stamps through said slot.

A device of the character described, comprising in combination, a tubular casing having a longitudinally extending slot in its wall, a stem in said casing, a pair of rotatable disks carried by said stem one adjacent to each end thereof and one movable toward and from the other, said stem being adapted to support a roll of stamps between the disks, means for exerting endwise pressure on said movable disks thereby to create friction between said roll of stamps and disks, and means operable at the exterior of the casing "for causing relative rotation between the disks and casing thereby to eject the stamps through said slot.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

EDITH MARY BOLTON. 

